Time for a change in District 5?

I was checking in on the current race for 5th District Supervisor for Yolo County when I started looking into the incumbent, Lynnel Pollock. I have known her son Brad for years and think he is a great guy. I have issues with Lynnel's position on a few things.

Ms. Pollock serves as Yolo chair for the Bill of Rights defense Committee. A liberal group that is bent on gutting the Patriot Act, the very means to defend this nation against terrorism. Check out their links page, if these groups represent the values of the 5th district, then I am moving. I have not seen Attorney General Ashcroft digging through my garbage or tapping my phonecalls. Maybe I am just not looking hard enough. She signed the Yolo County Resolution for this group and that disturbs me.

In an interview in 1998 she said of the new casino expansion "It's exciting that they will add a nice restaurant in the area. I'm sure a lot of local people will go there," said Lynnel Pollock, the Yolo County supervisor whose district includes Rumsey. She also sits on a council that negotiates issues with the tribe.
"The biggest issue out there is traffic. It's a narrow, winding road, and there is a lot of traffic on it, but the tribe has been very good at continuously making access to the casino smoother and safer," Pollock said.

Traffic a problem, no kidding. I am glad that the Casino is making nice turn lanes in front of the casino, the problem is the 13 miles of narrow winding roads that lead to the casino. The compromise deal to expand the casino and to allow serving alcohol was not in my families best interest. When asked about the deal, Ms Pollock had this to say. `We have done the best we could, said Supervisor Lynnel Pollock, who teamed with Supervisor Mike McGowan in the negotiations. `Now, it's up to our constituents to examine the agreement and see if we've addressed the issues that are of concern to them. I know that it is not an easy negotiation to make, the casino can do just about anything they want on their land. Getting funding to expand roads is a good start, but they have built the new casino now, the traffic is worse, they are serving alcohol, and where are our widened roads? If it takes the tribe one year to build a giant new hotel and casino, why can't we have a major road construction project going at the same time?

Certainly Rd 23 has not been touched. This road is becoming a popular shortcut around Esparto for casino patrons and locals alike. I have had three people run their cars into my irrigation ditch in the past year, this is the ditch that sits about 90 feet from the road. One guy sheepishly told me that he was going about 80 or 90 when he lost control and flipped his car into the ditch. Two were from the bay area going home after a long night of gambling.

If Lynnel wins it will not be the end of the world, things will go on as usual, the problem is they are usually getting worse.